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1. a:gEvidence-basedgpracticegquestionsgaregtypicallygformattedgasgPICOgques-
tions.gWhatgdoesgPICOgstandgfor?
g
a) Patient,gIntervention,gComparison,gOutcome
b) Patient,gInvestigation,gComparison,gOutlier
c) Population,gIntervention,gCounter-Intervention,gOutlier
d) Problem,gInvestigation,gCounter-Intervention,gOutcome
2. d:gEverygmembergofgtheghealthcaregteamghasgagrolegtogplaygingcostgcontainment.g
WhichgofgthegfollowinggisgangexamplegofghowgthegperioperativegRNgcangparticipategi
ngcostgcontainmentgingthegOR?
a) Askgthegsurgeongtogusegaglessgexpensivegimplant
b) BegingcleaninggthegORgforgthegnextgcasegbeforegthegpatientgleavesgthegroom
c) Opengallgsuppliesglistedgongpreferencegcard,gincludingg"available"gsupplies
d) Verifygwithgsurgeongbeforegopeninggsuture
3. c:gAngRNgwhogattendsgcontinuinggnursinggeducationgandghasgverifiedgskills,gkn
owledge,gandgattitudesgaboutgperioperativegnursinggisgdemonstratinggaccount-
abilityginghis/her:
g
a) Certificationgrequirementsgforgprofessionalgachievementgingperioperativegnursing
b) Collaborationgamonggteamgmembers
c) Professionalggrowthgandgmaintenancegofgcompetency
d) Verificationgofgnursinggknowledge
4. d:gWhichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgisgTRUEgconcerninggusegofgthegAORNg
GuidelinesgforgPerioperativegPractice?
a) Bothgmedicalgandgnursingglicensinggboardsgrequireghealthgcareginstitutionsgtog
complygwithgthegAORNgguidelines
b) ThegAORNgGuidelinesglegallygsupersedegdepartmentalgandginstitutionalgpolicies
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c) ThegAORNgGuidelinesgreflectgscientificgevidencegofghowgnursesgactuallygpracticegi
ngperioperativegsettings
d) WorkgsettinggandgsituationgvariationsgmaygdeterminegthegextentgtogwhichgAORNg
Guidelinesgcangbegapplied
5. c:gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgNOTgangexamplegofgangethicalgdilemmagthatgperiop-
erativegnursesgmaygencounter?
g
a) Do-not-resuscitateg(DNR)gordergforgagsurgicalgpatient
b) Familygdisagreementgregardingsgpossiblegorgangdonation
c) Familygdisagreementgaboutgagbelowgthegkneegamputationgongang18gyeargoldgwhog
hasgalreadyggivengconsent
d) Humangexperimentation
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6. b:gThegphraseg"Atgleastgonegindividualgfailedgtogdogwhatgagsimilarlygsituated,grea-
sonable,gandgprudentgprofessionalgwouldghavegdonegundergsimilargcircumstances"gi
g
sgthegdefinitiongof:
a) Abandonment
b) Negligence
c) Unethicalgbehavior
d) Malpractice
7. d:gAllgofgthegfollowinggaregaccurategdescriptionsgofg"professionalgaccountability"g
EXCEPT:
a) Becominggcertifiedgingyourgspecialty
b) Collaboratinggwithgpeersgingselectinggthegrightginstrumentsgandgrightgequipmentgf
orgeachgpatient
c) Pursuinggaghighergacademicgdegree
d) RelyinggONLYgongpeergevaluations
e) Stayinggcurrentgwithgchangesgingyourgspecialty
8. b:gPartgofgthegAORNgstandardsgofgProfessionalgPracticegmandategthatgnursesge
valuategthegqualitygofgtheirgnursinggpractice.gFourgwaysgtogensuregprofessionalgprac
ticegrelatedgtogthegAORNgpracticeginclude:gmaintaininggcompetency,gthegusegofgevid
ence-basedgpractice,gcertification,gand:
a) Mentoringgstudentgnurses
b) Pursuitgofglifelongglearning
c) Achievinggagminimumgofgangassociate'sgdegree
d) Achievementgofgangadvancedgpracticegnursegdegree
9. c:gAftergtransferringgagmalegpatientgintogthegPhasegIgPACU,gthegperioperativegRNg
couldgreasonablygexpectgthegPACUgRNgtogFIRST:
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a) Administergmedicationgtogthegpatientgforgnauseagandgvomiting
b) Askgthegpatientgisgheghasganygpain
c) Assessgthegpatient'sgairwaygandgrespirations
d) Caregforgthisgpatientgandgtwogothergpatientsgasgassigned
10. b:gDuringgaghandovergreportgtogthegPACUgRN,gthegperioperativegRNgmaygusegag
communicationgmethodgidentifiedgbygthegacronymg"SBAR."gWhatgdoesgSBARgstandgf
or?
a) Safety,gBackground,gActions,gRecoverygexpectations
b) Situation,gBackground,gAssessment,gRecommendation
c) Safetygconcerns,gBackground,gAssessment,gResponsibility
d) Surgeon,gBackground,gAssessment,gRecoverygtime
11. c:gAg40-year-
oldgmalegpatientgisgawakegandgalertgingthegpostganesthesiagcaregunitgaftergrightgshou
ldergsurgery.gWhatgisgthegBESTgmeasuregtogassessgthegpatient's
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G G G G G G G
1. a:gEvidence-basedgpracticegquestionsgaregtypicallygformattedgasgPICOgques-
tions.gWhatgdoesgPICOgstandgfor?
g
a) Patient,gIntervention,gComparison,gOutcome
b) Patient,gInvestigation,gComparison,gOutlier
c) Population,gIntervention,gCounter-Intervention,gOutlier
d) Problem,gInvestigation,gCounter-Intervention,gOutcome
2. d:gEverygmembergofgtheghealthcaregteamghasgagrolegtogplaygingcostgcontainment.g
WhichgofgthegfollowinggisgangexamplegofghowgthegperioperativegRNgcangparticipategi
ngcostgcontainmentgingthegOR?
a) Askgthegsurgeongtogusegaglessgexpensivegimplant
b) BegingcleaninggthegORgforgthegnextgcasegbeforegthegpatientgleavesgthegroom
c) Opengallgsuppliesglistedgongpreferencegcard,gincludingg"available"gsupplies
d) Verifygwithgsurgeongbeforegopeninggsuture
3. c:gAngRNgwhogattendsgcontinuinggnursinggeducationgandghasgverifiedgskills,gkn
owledge,gandgattitudesgaboutgperioperativegnursinggisgdemonstratinggaccount-
abilityginghis/her:
g
a) Certificationgrequirementsgforgprofessionalgachievementgingperioperativegnursing
b) Collaborationgamonggteamgmembers
c) Professionalggrowthgandgmaintenancegofgcompetency
d) Verificationgofgnursinggknowledge
4. d:gWhichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgisgTRUEgconcerninggusegofgthegAORNg
GuidelinesgforgPerioperativegPractice?
a) Bothgmedicalgandgnursingglicensinggboardsgrequireghealthgcareginstitutionsgtog
complygwithgthegAORNgguidelines
b) ThegAORNgGuidelinesglegallygsupersedegdepartmentalgandginstitutionalgpolicies
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c) ThegAORNgGuidelinesgreflectgscientificgevidencegofghowgnursesgactuallygpracticegi
ngperioperativegsettings
d) WorkgsettinggandgsituationgvariationsgmaygdeterminegthegextentgtogwhichgAORNg
Guidelinesgcangbegapplied
5. c:gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgNOTgangexamplegofgangethicalgdilemmagthatgperiop-
erativegnursesgmaygencounter?
g
a) Do-not-resuscitateg(DNR)gordergforgagsurgicalgpatient
b) Familygdisagreementgregardingsgpossiblegorgangdonation
c) Familygdisagreementgaboutgagbelowgthegkneegamputationgongang18gyeargoldgwhog
hasgalreadyggivengconsent
d) Humangexperimentation
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6. b:gThegphraseg"Atgleastgonegindividualgfailedgtogdogwhatgagsimilarlygsituated,grea-
sonable,gandgprudentgprofessionalgwouldghavegdonegundergsimilargcircumstances"gi
g
sgthegdefinitiongof:
a) Abandonment
b) Negligence
c) Unethicalgbehavior
d) Malpractice
7. d:gAllgofgthegfollowinggaregaccurategdescriptionsgofg"professionalgaccountability"g
EXCEPT:
a) Becominggcertifiedgingyourgspecialty
b) Collaboratinggwithgpeersgingselectinggthegrightginstrumentsgandgrightgequipmentgf
orgeachgpatient
c) Pursuinggaghighergacademicgdegree
d) RelyinggONLYgongpeergevaluations
e) Stayinggcurrentgwithgchangesgingyourgspecialty
8. b:gPartgofgthegAORNgstandardsgofgProfessionalgPracticegmandategthatgnursesge
valuategthegqualitygofgtheirgnursinggpractice.gFourgwaysgtogensuregprofessionalgprac
ticegrelatedgtogthegAORNgpracticeginclude:gmaintaininggcompetency,gthegusegofgevid
ence-basedgpractice,gcertification,gand:
a) Mentoringgstudentgnurses
b) Pursuitgofglifelongglearning
c) Achievinggagminimumgofgangassociate'sgdegree
d) Achievementgofgangadvancedgpracticegnursegdegree
9. c:gAftergtransferringgagmalegpatientgintogthegPhasegIgPACU,gthegperioperativegRNg
couldgreasonablygexpectgthegPACUgRNgtogFIRST:
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a) Administergmedicationgtogthegpatientgforgnauseagandgvomiting
b) Askgthegpatientgisgheghasganygpain
c) Assessgthegpatient'sgairwaygandgrespirations
d) Caregforgthisgpatientgandgtwogothergpatientsgasgassigned
10. b:gDuringgaghandovergreportgtogthegPACUgRN,gthegperioperativegRNgmaygusegag
communicationgmethodgidentifiedgbygthegacronymg"SBAR."gWhatgdoesgSBARgstandgf
or?
a) Safety,gBackground,gActions,gRecoverygexpectations
b) Situation,gBackground,gAssessment,gRecommendation
c) Safetygconcerns,gBackground,gAssessment,gResponsibility
d) Surgeon,gBackground,gAssessment,gRecoverygtime
11. c:gAg40-year-
oldgmalegpatientgisgawakegandgalertgingthegpostganesthesiagcaregunitgaftergrightgshou
ldergsurgery.gWhatgisgthegBESTgmeasuregtogassessgthegpatient's
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